HISTORY
CIVILIZATIONS OF ASIA
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Question
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Herdsmen who lived in South America
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Nomadic tribes from Mongolia who lived in yurts
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People who built the Great Wall of China
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People who created the world’s largest empire
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Detailed explanation-1: -He described yurt-like tents as the dwelling place of the Scythians, a horse riding-nomadic nation who lived in the northern Black Sea and Central Asian region from around 600 BC .
Detailed explanation-2: -Ancient nomadic tribes favored yurts because they were fast to erect, light to carry and wind resistant on the steppe. Mongolian nomads moved their camp at least 4 times each year, which took 3 pack animals to haul a large family yurt for each move.
Detailed explanation-3: -IF THE best-known emblem of Mongolia is its mighty 13th-century conqueror, Genghis Khan, the second-best-known is probably the humble nomadic dwelling known as a yurt.
Detailed explanation-4: -The name yurt is the more familiar name in the West and derives from the Russian yurta. However, the Russian term itself derives from the Turkic word jurt which means ‘people’ or the territory on which they roam. In Mongolian, the name of the tent is ger, meaning ‘home.
Detailed explanation-5: -yurt. noun. ˈyu̇(ə)rt. : a light round tent of skins or felt used by nomads in central Asia.